Biology

How dogs react to wolves howling

Illustration of the results of the study. © Lehoczki Fanni and Gáti Oszkár Dániel Like their wild ancestors, dogs are known to howl. However, this...

Agri-photovoltaics: Expansion is slowed down

Elevated agri-PV system. © University of Hohenheim / Schweiger Harvest and electricity from the field: With agri-photovoltaics, food and solar electricity can be produced on...

Ants: Fueled Hostility?

The researchers focused on the ant species Tetramorium alpestre, which is widespread in high alpine regions. © Petra Thurner, Molecular Ecology Research Group ...

Does Germany have room for wild moose and bison?

Wild herd of bison in the Polish Carpathians. © Szymon Bartosz/ iStock Bisons and elks were native to our regions for thousands of years, today...

Drone collects environmental DNA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jpTahO7pls On the trail of biodiversity: Researchers have developed a drone that can land on branches and capture genetic traces that living beings have left...

Smaller fish due to ocean warming

Tiny fossil fish “ear stones” have given researchers clues as to the size of the inhabitants of the twilight zone during what was once...

Pollutant model needs to be revised

Atmospheric researcher Thomas Karl examined the air above Innsbruck. © University of Innsbruck The exhaust gases from road traffic trigger chemical reaction chains that produce...

How flower patterns benefit pollinators

Illustration to the study. © Robin Richter et al., Functional Ecology, doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.14262 CC. License: BY-NC 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ ...

Hunting oyster mushrooms with chemical weapons

Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus). © Sheng-Chian Juan To survive on low-nitrogen substrates, oyster mushrooms kill and eat tiny nematodes. A new study now provides insights...

What tooth enamel reveals about early humans

A thin section of a Homo erectus tooth used for chemical analysis using laser ablation plasma mass spectrometry. © Alessia Nava/ Luca Bondioli ...

Rediscovered Lake Constance fish

A deep-sea char (above) and a normal char (below) from Lake Constance. © FFS/LAZBW The Lake Constance deep-sea char did not fall victim to the...

Stadtgrün does a great job

New York City is densely built-up. © Tomas Sereda/ iStock Street trees, leafy backyards, and other urban greenery can absorb more carbon dioxide than is...

Dolphins: Smart cooperation in noise

Video: The dolphin "Delta" presses a button at exactly the same moment as his partner "Reese" at the other end of the test facility....

Hummingbirds: Flight performance thanks to gene loss

A lack of a metabolic enzyme apparently enables hummingbirds such as the long-tailed shadowy hummingbird to perform the energy-consuming hover flight. © Mats...

Renewable forests are not a carbon sink

Deforestation in the Borneo rainforest. © Zoe G. Davies Forests are considered the green lungs of the earth, drawing climate-damaging CO2 from the atmosphere. Their...

Particle pollution from aircraft lubricating oils

Not only the burning of kerosene is apparently responsible for the ultrafine dust pollution that comes from airports. © CAHKT/iStock ...

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